2000 Toronto Blue Jays season
The 2000 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 24th season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses. It was the team's first season with new mascots Ace and Diamond.
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| Record | 83–79 (.512) |
| Divisional place | 3rd |
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| Owner(s) | Rogers Communications, Interbrew |
| General manager(s) | Gord Ash |
| Manager(s) | Jim Fregosi |
| Local television | CBC Television (Brian Williams, Rich Waltz, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez) CTV Sportsnet (Rod Black, Joe Carter) |
| Local radio | CHUM (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek, Gary Matthews) |
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Offseason
- November 8, 1999: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Pedro Borbón to the Toronto Blue Jays for Shawn Green and Jorge Nunez (minors).[1]
- November 11, 1999: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Pat Hentgen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt, and Lance Painter.[2]
December 13, 1999: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | — | 44–36 | 43–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 2½ | 42–39 | 43–38 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 4½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 13½ | 44–37 | 30–51 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 18 | 36–44 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
Notable transactions
July 19, 2000: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Darwin Cubillán and Michael Young.[4]
2000 Draft picks
Source [6]
The 2002 MLB draft was held in June 2001.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Nationality |
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| 1 | 18 | Miguel Negron | OF | Manuela Toro High School (Caguas, PR) |  |
| 1s | 33 | Dustin McGowan | RHP | Long County High School |  |
| 2 | 45 | Peter Bauer | RHP | University of South Carolina | |
| 2 | 58 | Dominic Rich | 2B | Auburn University | |
| 3 | 88 | Morrin Davis | OF | Hillsborough High School | |
| 4 | 118 | Raul Tablado | SS | Miami Southridge High School | |
| 5 | 148 | Mike Smith | RHP | University of Richmond | |
| 6 | 178 | Rich Thompson | OF | James Madison University | |
| 7 | 208 | Aaron Sisk | 3B | University of New Mexico | |
| 8 | 238 | David Abbott | RHP | University of Arizona | |
| 9 | 268 | Nom Siriveaw | 3B | Oklahoma State University |  |
| 10 | 298 | Jerrod Payne | RHP | University of North Florida | |
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total Bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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| C | Darrin Fletcher | 122 | 416 | 43 | 133 | 20 | 58 | .320 | 214 |
| 1B | Carlos Delgado | 162 | 569 | 115 | 196 | 41 | 137 | .344 | 378 |
| 2B | Homer Bush | 76 | 297 | 38 | 64 | 1 | 18 | .215 | 75 |
| SS | Alex Gonzalez | 141 | 527 | 68 | 133 | 15 | 69 | .252 | 213 |
| 3B | Tony Batista | 154 | 620 | 96 | 163 | 41 | 114 | .263 | 322 |
| LF | Shannon Stewart | 136 | 583 | 107 | 186 | 21 | 69 | .319 | 302 |
| CF | Jose Cruz | 162 | 603 | 91 | 146 | 31 | 76 | .242 | 281 |
| RF | Raúl Mondesí | 96 | 388 | 78 | 105 | 24 | 67 | .271 | 203 |
| DH | Brad Fullmer | 133 | 482 | 76 | 142 | 32 | 104 | .295 | 269 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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| Craig Grebeck | 66 | 241 | 38 | 71 | 3 | 23 | .295 | 99 |
| Marty Cordova | 62 | 200 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 18 | .245 | 68 |
| Alberto Castillo | 66 | 185 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 16 | .211 | 49 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Award winners
- Carlos Delgado, Hank Aaron Award
- Carlos Delgado, Silver Slugger Award
- Carlos Delgado, The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- David Wells, P, Starter
- Carlos Delgado, 1B, Reserve
- Tony Batista, 3B, Reserve[8]
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Syracuse SkyChiefs | International League | Pat Kelly and Mel Queen |
| AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Rocket Wheeler |
| A | Dunedin Blue Jays | Florida State League | Marty Pevey |
| A | Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Rolando Pino |
| A-Short Season | Queens Kings | New York–Penn League | Eddie Rodríguez |
| Rookie | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | Pioneer League | Paul Elliott |
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References
- Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- Paul Spoljaric Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml
- Esteban Loaiza Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- "Rob Ducey: Career Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- "Feature: 2000 Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2000.shtml
- Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 2000 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 2000 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac
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